Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 12 July 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism
Autism Policy: Discussion
Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source
I thank the Senator. What she has reflected there is that this is about integrated delivery of services. That is integration between education, health and the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth. That must be the new conversation piece. If we are true to our line on the UNCRPD, it has to be about integration and the Government working together across Departments. I do not think any of the Departments would mind funding it but it is about ensuring it gets to the end user. It must be about service delivery. Funding is one thing but we need to ensure the young people who need access to it can access it, regardless of location.
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